Film
Black and Tan
1929 · 19m · Music · Drama
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- 6.5
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Overview
Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...
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Cast
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Barney Bigard
Band Member - Clarinet Player
Wellman Braud
Band Member - Bass Player
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
Band Member -Trombone Player
Edgar Connor
Piano Mover
Alec Lovejoy
Piano Mover
Fredi Washington
Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
Arthur Whetsol
Trumpet Player
Crew
- Dudley MurphyDirector · Writer
- Dal ClawsonDirector of Photography
- Russell G. ShieldsEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 8, 1929
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 19m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
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